The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-02

dollars, for each and every one Of said
one hundred hydrants, for each and
every year Of the term for which said
! hydrants, or any number of them,
may be contracted for by said town.
The time when the rental of any of
the hydrants, which may at any time
/ be contracted for by said Town, shall
/ begin to accrue, shall be the time
when the said by drsnts shall be fully
completed and supplied with water for
fire service. But, when any hydrant
shall become useless, or out of repair,
/ for any cause other than the act Of the
said town or It's agents, then and in
! such case, the said company shall pro-
ceed to repair or replace the same with
/ all due diligence, and it shall not be
entitled to receive any rental for said
hydrant for the period during which
said hydrant shall remain useless for
fire protection.
VI. The rates which will be charged
to the inhabitants of said town OF Su-
perior, by said Water Works Compa-
ny, for the use Of its water for private
and domestic purposes, shall not in
any case, be greater than the rates
charged for a like use by the Duluth
Water and Gas Company, as shown
by its present printed schedule of
rates
VII The term for which the hyd-
rants are to be rented and contracted
for, shall he Il term Of ten years from
the time when said hvdrants shall be
ready and available for fire service.
VIII. The water to be supplied by
said company to be taken from Supe-
rior Bay. and is to be treated under
the HYATT system of tiltering and
purifying water.
The following resolution from citi
zens of West Superior was read:
At a meeting of citizens of West
/ Superior held at Barton Hall, Satur-
day evening, June Doth, 1887, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
EesoIrcd, 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the present Town Board
of Superior should refuse to accept
any proposition of the Superior " alter
Works Company until opportunity is
granted other companies to make
propositions for similar purposes.
/ OF this meeting DIR. Q. \. Murdoc.,
was chosen Chairman and NJ. b. Kim
/ ball Secretary, and it was ordered
that the Town Board be furnished
with 4 copy Of the above resolution.
Correspondence on the subject Of
water work from Mes>rs. Thomas Bar
don and J II. Knight, of Ashland,
was read, citing points to be looked
after in getting water works.
+ James Bardon, Peter L. Bradshaw,
W. II. Newton, and Phil, II. Perkins
/ of Superior, H. H. Grace, Frank A.
Ross, James s. Stack, and +. f. Bar
ton of West Superior, and H. w.
Pearson Of Duluth, and one of the
Commissioners Of the Duluth water
supply system, gave their respective
views touching the matter under CON
sideration.
On notion Of 4. J McRea, seconded
by K. b. Mclean, the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Rc<2lrcd, That the proposition of
the Superior Water Works Company
submitted in writing he, and the same
is hereby rejected on the ground that
the Board Of Supervisors is of the
opinion that it has no authority, le-
gally, to contract for Il water supply
for the town.
Rcf2lrcd That in case it should
hereafter be found that the Town
Board possesses authority for such pur-
pose, that propositions and contracts
for water supply shall be considered
only after bids shall have been invited
/ by due pablic notice.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned.
J. f. BIsuoFF JR.,
Town Clerk